Thuney and Warford

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(11-23-2020, 10:19 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: When you whiff in the draft as badly as the Bengals did with the likes of Ogbuehi, Fisher, Price, and Ross, the penalty is you must spend some money in free agency to make up for those mistakes.  Those guys were given every opportunity.  Oddly, the Bengals spent most of their FA dollars on defense, and have had some really bad luck with the top two being out injured for most of the season.  

I look at Thuney as a sure thing.  You know what you are getting.  What if they draft Sewell and he is another Obguehi?  I have no idea but the truth is none of us do.  Thuney is an NFL proven, top-at-his-position, Guard.  I would rather spend on him than keep Atkins.  Of course, Thuney will likely cost an additional $5 million per year over that, but I think there are places to make that savings happen.  

The tackle play has been solid.  Jonah will be our LT for a long time.  I don't really like the idea of moving him to RT.  They really need help at G.  Maybe Spain can be one of those guys.  Was it MJ that got Burrow smoked?  I thought it was.  If they draft a T early (Sewell?) they could spend their FA dollars on a top tier guard like Thuney and then you have the makings of a really good line.  

That, and a pass rush, are priority one and two for this team.  I don't even know what to think about the coaching staff.  Makes me sick. 

Yeah, he is the one who tackled his guy into Burrow's leg. (Though worth noting that Burrow got hit in the torso at the same time by the guy who beat Adeniji at RT.)

If they can get Sewell, move Jonah to RT, sign Thuney to be LG, you're hopefully just a RG away from having a quite good OL. I don't mind Hopkins as a starter on OL, he just needs to be your 5th best, not your 1st/2nd best if you want to be any good. The filler and not the glue.

Of course all success is dependent upon getting new coaches who know what the F they're doing.   :andy:


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(If they can't get Sewell at #3, at least they will be able to get Chase. I know WR doesn't seem like a pressing needs, but holy crap Chase/Boyd/Higgins could be 3 simultaneous 1,000 yard receivers for the next 3 years. Just have to spend even more FA money on OL then.)